About Us

Welcome to the Community Boat Project!Building Community through Maritime and Marine Education

Based in Port Hadlock, Washington, USA

We work in conjunction with local school districts to get students credits for Maritime-based programs, as well as being a shop open to the community to get involved and learn.

In partnership with the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding we build our own Youth Expedition Craft which row 8 oars, sail, and strive to be the “greenest boat on the blue”. A variety of other boatbuilding and woodworking projects also happen in our shop, so that at any time there may be five or more various undertakings.

Puget Sound Voyaging is our innovative maritime skills education program. Our on-the-water programs are in rowing/sailing vessels 24’ – 35’ and can anything from an afternoon to 5 days long or more.

Our Mission
To build a stronger Community by Inter-generational Maritime Education.
To give youth a “sense of place” by connecting them to the Environment, the Economy, and the People of their region.

We are a partnership between the Puget Sound Voyaging Society, Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, Port Townsend School District (#50), Chimacum School District (#49), and Jefferson County 4-H/WSU.

Philosophy and Principles:

Social Justice: We believe quality educational opportunities should be available to all.

Therefore all our programs are free to public school youth or sliding scale that matches the needs of any group. Our programs are open to all people regardless of age, race, economic status, or sexual orientation.

Community Supported Education: We believe that education should be community driven. The Local Community drives what is important to learn.

Our programs are funded by donations of materials and money from the community. We run on 100% volunteer expertise and energy.–Experiential Learning: Learning is best done through hands-on, real, meaningful experiences.

Environmental Sustainability and Sensitivity: In all our actions we consider the environmental implications, and then make our best choice for minimum impact.